„These patients can now be actively supported by signing this initiative, which has already become the 5th most important political issue in Austria,“ said Hemp Institute Chairman Toni Straka on Tuesday. more…

Austria’s Green Party Youth Joins the Legalize Cannabis Bandwagon

Vienna, August 30th, 2014 – Austria’s Green party youth has joined the growing efforts to legalize cannabis in Austria on Saturday. In the coming three weeks the young politicians will travel all over Austria with a symbolic human-sized joint to push the issue of a „reasonable drug policy reform“, chairwoman Diane Witzani told the Austrian Hemp Institute (Hanf-Institut).

„It is time to convince parents, grandparents and everybody else that legalization is the way to go,“ she said further.

Initiator Bernhard Amann, chairman of Legalize!Österreich, said, „this huge success motivates us to organize a parliamentary hearing in order to reduce information deficits as most Austrian politicians still reject any legalization moves.“ more…

A huge leap forward in Austria: ‘Neos’ party votes for legalization of cannabis

Vienna, October 29, 2014 – Public discussion of cannabis legalization has leaped to a new high in Austria after the neoliberal newcomer in parliament, the Neos party, has voted to push the issue at its annual general meeting last weekend. more…